education - go seminoles

B.F.A. Florida State University, 1987
M.F.A. Florida State University, 1989

selected awards - stuff i've won

2001 - Award of Excellence, Beaux Arts Festival, Lowe  Art Museum, Coral Gables, FL
1999 - Best of Show, Rochester Summer Arts Fair, Rochester,NY
1999 - First Place, Melbourne Art Festival, Melbourne, FL
1999 - First Place, Mandarin Art Festival, Jacksonville, FL
1998 - First Place, Coconut Grove Art Festival, Miami, FL
1997 - Individual Artist Recognition Award- Art Services Council of Central FL
1996 - Purchase Award, Florida Gulf Coast Art Museum, Belleair, FL
1987 - University Graduate Fellowship Recipient

private collections - famous people who own my stuff

Please note- if you're famous and you own my stuff and you aren't on the list, please, please, email me right away!!!

Ari Odzer - newscaster NBC6 Miami
Dick Smothers - the Smothers Brothers
Jerry Weller - Congressman From Illinois*
Barbara Walker - New York Times best-selling author
Horace Grant's Fiance' *
Uncle Lamar - whose collection includes works by many famous artists including Norman Rockwell and Salvador Dali
(he is the proud owner of my very first painting!)

*at time of purchase

other places where my work can be found -
museums, corporate collections, galleries, fine craft shops, etc....

Florida Gulf Coast Art Museum, Belleair,FL (Permanent Collection)

Marriott Corporation- Marriott Hotel, South Beach, Miami

I'll finish this resume later, right now, I must paint... Email Artist